Australia's first Binar spacecraft just came down to Earth as a fireball. Here's what we learned
- Written by Fergus Downey, PhD Student, Curtin University
This weekend marked a milestone for Western Australia’s Binar Space Program as its first satellite Binar-1 lived up to its name.
Binar is the word for “fireball” in the Noongar language spoken by the Aboriginal people of Perth. Binar-1 became a real “Binar” as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the weekend....





